Let me see what I can come up with first. Might have to remind me if you don't hear back from me after a week.
@@COMPLETED@@Something you don't have: Chrysanthemum Wood
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Let me see what I can come up with first. Might have to remind me if you don't hear back from me after a week.
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Get any plum?
These seemed up your alley - clean 36 x 1.5 x 1.5" in ebony, chakte viga, and European pear. Any interest?
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Absolutely! Can I ask you how you would like the vine though? I did a lot of research on customs and it won't be possible to ship it bark in tact. In fact, in may create issues after I remove the bark too if it isn't in blank form. I could cut them into as large of blanks as possible or whatever size you want or I could just remove the bark and seal them and we could cross our fingers. One also has a big knot in it, so it may be impossible to get that one through. I have 3 more as well. I'll post pics on Monday. Let me know what seems like a fair trade to you and we will proceed. Excited about that wood!
@Byron Barker did you ever follow up on this? I never got anything.
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- #46
Yep. Everything is sealed up. Waiting on the chrysanthemum to dry out as I mentioned earlier in the thread. The stuff was cut recently and needs to dry. The rest is ready to go. I can send the other stuff first if you'd like, just figured I'd send it all at once.
Sounds great. Thanks. No hurry.
Hmm. Seems like removing bark and cutting to blanks is highest percentage, so let's go with that and I'll take my chances. I will send you pm to swap addresses.
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I wonder if you stripped the bark, hit it with a wire wheel and cleaned it well, then lacquered it, if it would pass as a finished product of decorative column for a Hobbit House project, accompanied with an impressive invoice (on paper not the trade at hand). Just a thought.
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I'd try it!
The test shipment arrived this week! Looks great - thank you.
Sent pm to sort out the logistics of the rest.
Sent pm to sort out the logistics of the rest.
Pictures?
Already pictured? He sent one of the pieces pictured at start of thread. I am sending the spindles pictured later in thread. He is then sending three other pieces.
Sorry, I thought the first pictures showed it with the bark and he was shipping it with the bark removed. I was just curious as to what it looked like with the bark removed.
No big deal.
RichP
No big deal.
RichP
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Thank God! I was starting to bite my nails. A lot of stuff is taking its merry time to get Stateside.
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It looks super cool actually. Looks like an animal or something. I was really impressed with how stubborn the bark was to get off. I used a steel brush grinding disk on my angle grinder and just pretty much brushed off the excess skin. Hopefully you can get some pics.
One more - bocote 2x2 w straight grain. Most boring bocote I've seen!
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- #58
Yes please, looks great! You want me to add a 1 ft piece of the bigger stuff I have?
Works for me - sure.
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Sorry about these crappy pictures, but this is a piece I was concerned about trying to ship. I filled the voids with CA and it soaked right in. Used up a small bottle. Now I am concerned there are air bubbles trapped in glue in it. It'll have some crazy grain, just not positive about it getting through. The other two are fine. I can switch it out for a clean larger piece along with the piece for the Bocote above if you'd like or we can try our luck sending it. Up to you! Let me know and I'll finish packing it all up and send it out.
